What do Fifth Graders do?
5th grade is made up of a bunch of 11-year olds and 12-year olds who are in general, quite carefree. There isn't a whole lot to worry about as an 11-year-old. Kids usually spend their time goofing around with friends on the playground, riding their bikes, or hanging out at home doing homework or spending time with their parents, brothers and sisters.
Of course, 5th graders wouldn't have sex...or so I thought. I read an article this week which talked about four 5th grade students who were having sex with each other in a classroom at school, in front of other 5th grade students in the class. Two girls, both 11 years old, one 12-year-old boy, and one 13-year-old boy were caught for the act.
The article is located here.
It's really quite sick in my opinion. I don't understand the necesity for a 5th grader to have sex, or a 6th, 7th or 8th grader for that matter. It's absurd. I didn't even learn what sex was until the end of 5th grade through a required educational program in my school. We didn't learn about safe sex practices until 12th grade, where we had a routine Health class during which we "raised" a fake baby with a "spouse", someone assigned to us in class. This is because it's expected that teenagers wouldn't even think about indulging in such an act prior to that age. I understand people have had sex in high school; in fact, I personally know people who have. But 5th grade? There's something wrong there...
Apparently a teacher was not present in the classroom, and when nobody showed up, the kids decided to have sex. There have been times in grade school when a teacher hasn't shown up, and of course, we all have "goofed off", walked around the hallways even though we weren't supposed to, chatted instead of doing our work, and other fairly harmless things. Never once, not in 5th grade, not in high school, did anyone decide to have casual sex because a teacher didn't show up.
I heard about a 12-year old girl last week, who was the youngest girl to get a DNA exam. She had a baby, and at the time of conception, she had been having sex with two different guys, both a year or two older than her. It's just sad to know that there are kids who dare to do such things and put themselves in such positions. How can a 12-year-old be capable of being a mother or a father, when he/she himself/herself is just a child?
It's pathetic.
Of course, 5th graders wouldn't have sex...or so I thought. I read an article this week which talked about four 5th grade students who were having sex with each other in a classroom at school, in front of other 5th grade students in the class. Two girls, both 11 years old, one 12-year-old boy, and one 13-year-old boy were caught for the act.
The article is located here.
It's really quite sick in my opinion. I don't understand the necesity for a 5th grader to have sex, or a 6th, 7th or 8th grader for that matter. It's absurd. I didn't even learn what sex was until the end of 5th grade through a required educational program in my school. We didn't learn about safe sex practices until 12th grade, where we had a routine Health class during which we "raised" a fake baby with a "spouse", someone assigned to us in class. This is because it's expected that teenagers wouldn't even think about indulging in such an act prior to that age. I understand people have had sex in high school; in fact, I personally know people who have. But 5th grade? There's something wrong there...
Apparently a teacher was not present in the classroom, and when nobody showed up, the kids decided to have sex. There have been times in grade school when a teacher hasn't shown up, and of course, we all have "goofed off", walked around the hallways even though we weren't supposed to, chatted instead of doing our work, and other fairly harmless things. Never once, not in 5th grade, not in high school, did anyone decide to have casual sex because a teacher didn't show up.
I heard about a 12-year old girl last week, who was the youngest girl to get a DNA exam. She had a baby, and at the time of conception, she had been having sex with two different guys, both a year or two older than her. It's just sad to know that there are kids who dare to do such things and put themselves in such positions. How can a 12-year-old be capable of being a mother or a father, when he/she himself/herself is just a child?
It's pathetic.
posted by Writer Through Life... at 9:38 AM
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thats messed up..
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